Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar on August 10, 2010
Wed, Sep 15, 2010
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Location:
Mission Trails Regional Park Visitors Center (details)
One Fr. Junipero Serra Trail, San Diego, CA 92119
The San Diego Astronomy Association holds monthly program meetings open to the public. Of interest to all the Martians out there, the September program will be presented by Tanya Harrison of Malin Space Science Systems and her topic is “CTX and MARCI—The Other Cameras Aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.” Tanya currently works on the science operations team for NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Context Camera (CTX) and Mars Color Imager (MARCI). More about Tanya can be found at tanyaharrisonofmars.com.
SDAA program meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month except December and January, starting at 6:30pm, with the presentation beginning around 7:30pm. The online SDAA Program Meeting information can be found at sdaa.org/Program-Meeting.
Also of interest is the August 18th meeting: “Life Signs in the Solar System,” presented by Jerry Hilburn, a JPL Solar System Ambassador and SDAA member. Jerry is quite a hoot and his presentations are always lively and spirited.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar on August 10, 2010
Sat, Aug 21, 2010
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:
Space Travelers Emporium (map)
1947 30th St. San Diego, CA 92102
Get together with other SD Space members to work on space-related projects. We’ve got rockets, rovers and plenty of other projects to build.
Members and the public are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to events@sdspace.org if you’d like to participate.
If you cannot join us during the weekend, join us Wednesday evenings.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar on August 10, 2010
Wed, Aug 11, 2010
Wed, Aug 18, 2010
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location:
Space Travelers Emporium (map)
1947 30th St. San Diego, CA 92102
Get together with other SD Space members to work on space-related projects. We’ve got rockets, rovers and plenty of other projects to build.
Members and the public are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to events@sdspace.org if you’d like to participate.
If you cannot join us during the week, join us on Saturday, August 21st.
Posted by Gerry Williams in Calendar, Events, movie on August 9, 2010
Sat, Aug 21, 2010
7:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Are you a fan of vintage SF (film and TV) of the ’30′s through early ’60′s? Would you like to get together with other local fans to watch & discuss your favorites?
This was the age of damsels in distress, pocket-change special effects, and those fabulous rubber monster suits. At the same time, such writers as Robert Heinlein, C.L. Moore, and Theodore Sturgeon crafted mature and contemplative screenplays for television and theater audiences. Come watch the best and worst from this era!
San Diego Vintage Sci-Fi: Films & TV of the 1950s presents:
KRONOS, RAVAGER OF PLANETS
(USA, 1957) 78 minutes
Scientists investigate what appears to be a meteorite that crashes into the ocean. After a few days and nights of mysterious lights and noises, a giant machine comes out of the ocean. The machine is the creation of an alien race, that is trying to siphon energy from earth.
Also Showing:
BATMAN
1943 Serial, final episode #15
(USA, 1943)
… and …
A vintage SUPERMAN cartoon
(USA, 1941-1943)
LOCATION: Studio 106 in the Art Union Building
2323 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92102
Map
Please RSVP to Gerry Williams (filmist “-at-” mac.com) as seating is limited.
For more information, please visit: http://sdvsf.org/
Posted by Gerry Williams in Calendar, Education, Events, Mars Society, Science, Space News on August 9, 2010
Tue, Aug 10, 2010
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Space is a world devoid of things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you can’t walk for a year? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk? Is it possible for the human body to survive bailout at 4,000 miles per hour? To answer these questions, space agencies set up all manner of quizzical and startling bizarre space simulations — making it possible to preview space without ever leaving Earth. From the space capsule (cadaver filling in for astronaut), “Packing for Mars” takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth.
“Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void”
by Mary Roach
Mary Roach is the author of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and Bonk:The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. Her writing has appeared in such publications as Salon, GQ, Vogue, and the New York Times Magazine. She lives in Oakland, California.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 from
7-8pm at
Book Works (http://booktour.com/venues/show/18648)
2670 Via De La Valle, Ste A230, Del Mar, CA, 92014
Author Mary Roach autographs “Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void” afterward.
